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D-Index
54
Citations
21263
World Ranking
15350
National Ranking
6407

Overview

Yasuhiko Koezuka is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their academic profile does not include details about published papers, co-authors, or specific venues for publication. The available information does not list particular book publications or awards associated with their career.

There is no detailed data on the main fields of study or subfields that Yasuhiko Koezuka specializes in. Similarly, no specific main topics of work have been identified in the available records.

Due to the limited data on publications, coauthors, or research themes, the profile focuses on the verified affiliation and status as an active researcher. No indication has been provided regarding retirement or deceased status.

Best Publications

  • CD1d-restricted and TCR-mediated activation of valpha14 NKT cells by glycosylceramides.

    Tetsu Kawano;Junqing Cui;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Isao Toura

  • Cutting Edge: Cross-Talk Between Cells of the Innate Immune System: NKT Cells Rapidly Activate NK Cells

    Claude Carnaud;Daniel Lee;Olivier Donnars;Se Ho Park

  • Tracking the response of natural killer T cells to a glycolipid antigen using CD1d tetramers.

    Jennifer L. Matsuda;Jennifer L. Matsuda;Olga V. Naidenko;Laurent Gapin;Toshinori Nakayama

  • Structure-Activity Relationship of .alpha.-Galactosylceramides against B16-Bearing Mice

    Masahiro Morita;Kazuhiro Motoki;Kohji Akimoto;Takenori Natori

  • Natural Killer T Cell Activation Inhibits Hepatitis B Virus Replication in Vivo

    Kazuhiro Kakimi;Luca G. Guidotti;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Francis V. Chisari

  • CD1d-mediated Recognition of an α-Galactosylceramide by Natural Killer T Cells Is Highly Conserved through Mammalian Evolution

    Laurent Brossay;Mariacristina Chioda;Nicolas Burdin;Yasuhiko Koezuka

  • Activation of natural killer T cells by α -galactosylceramide treatment prevents the onset and recurrence of autoimmune Type 1 diabetes

    Shayan Sharif;Guillermo A. Arreaza;Peter Zucker;Qing-Sheng Mi

  • Natural killer-like nonspecific tumor cell lysis mediated by specific ligand-activated Vα14 NKT cells

    Tetsu Kawano;Junqing Cui;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Isao Toura

  • The natural killer T-cell ligand alpha-galactosylceramide prevents autoimmune diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice.

    Seokmann Hong;Michael T. Wilson;Isao Serizawa;Lan Wu

  • Agelasphins, novel antitumor and immunostimulatory cerebrosides from the marine sponge Agelas mauritianus

    Takenori Natori;Masahiro Morita;Kohji Akimoto;Yasuhiko Koezuka

  • KRN7000, a novel immunomodulator, and its antitumor activities.

    Kobayashi E;Motoki K;Uchida T;Fukushima H

  • Natural killer T cell activation protects mice against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Avneesh K. Singh;Michael T. Wilson;Seokmann Hong;Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez

  • Selective ability of mouse CD1 to present glycolipids: alpha-galactosylceramide specifically stimulates V alpha 14+ NK T lymphocytes.

    Nicolas Burdin;Laurent Brossay;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Stephen T. Smiley

  • Loss of IFN-gamma production by invariant NK T cells in advanced cancer.

    S M Tahir;O Cheng;A Shaulov;Y Koezuka

  • Cutting Edge: Activation of NK T Cells by CD1d and α-Galactosylceramide Directs Conventional T Cells to the Acquisition of a Th2 Phenotype

    Nagendra Singh;Seokmann Hong;David C. Scherer;David C. Scherer;Isao Serizawa

  • Natural Killer T Cell Ligand α-Galactosylceramide Enhances Protective Immunity Induced by Malaria Vaccines

    Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza;Luc Van Kaer;Cornelia C. Bergmann;James M. Wilson

  • Activation of CD1d-restricted T cells protects NOD mice from developing diabetes by regulating dendritic cell subsets

    Y N Naumov;K S Bahjat;R Gausling;R Abraham

  • Glycolipid antigen processing for presentation by CD1d molecules

    Theodore I. Prigozy;Olga Naidenko;Pankaj Qasba;Dirk Elewaut

  • Activation of natural killer T cells potentiates or prevents experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Alex W. Jahng;Igor Maricic;Brian Pedersen;Nicolas Burdin

  • Agelasphins, novel α-galactosylceramides from the marine sponge Agelas mauritianus

    Takenori Natori;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Tatsuo Higa

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitchell Kronenberg
Mitchell Kronenberg University of California, San Diego
Masaru Taniguchi
Masaru Taniguchi Chiba University
Luc Van Kaer
Luc Van Kaer Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Takeo Juji
Takeo Juji Texas Medical Center
Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Maria C. Leite-de-Moraes
Maria C. Leite-de-Moraes Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Toshinori Nakayama
Toshinori Nakayama Chiba University
Mark A. Exley
Mark A. Exley Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steven P. Balk
Steven P. Balk Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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